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+ V s1 y2 i3 q) C南太战场,澳洲水面舰队突袭特瑞布港口,与日军快速运输舰队遭遇,然而盟军拙劣的夜战水平使得损失1艘DD受创1艘CL,却未对日军舰队造成实质性伤害;天亮后,腊包尔飞来的裸奔陆攻空袭退回莫港直掩圈的澳洲水面舰队,在被击落数十架后,仅3架突防,但恐怖的日军妖人仍然命中CL一雷;事后从战报统计中发现,日军陆航损失陆攻50架
d1 h) _/ _. I7 A- ?" r大陆战场,国军第60军一部在云贵高原野地拦截了派遣军企图迂回贵阳的第11战车联队% H! a- n! r, h/ S# X& ?9 Y0 y" P) Y+ X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Terapo at 96,127, Range 8,000 Yards* Y9 g) I6 N, p; @! r5 ?
7 p, z* ?6 c+ p4 @7 QJapanese Ships- x1 c3 ^. C% C; S
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire9 E0 ^2 y. T+ Q& d4 i H0 v/ D
CM Tokiwa2 J0 ^0 h' Z$ ~+ r
CM Okinoshima, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 R- @5 B+ g' {7 \ CL Noshiro
( H3 a$ ?; {/ A CL Abukuma
F! G; ~: f$ ?$ ~5 _ CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire2 a: }/ ~" V k! i1 K; M: b3 u
DD Urakaze' f( X: S) u+ s& r
DD Hamakaze% @4 u" ?8 l. J, }, U4 o
DD Hatakaze
. @+ E) m- @/ f- ~0 x DD Yunagi
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Allied Ships
# u F6 h b( b0 j0 | CA Louisville
; I$ r% \6 y! E8 d" E CA Pensacola
7 x$ v, Z' F5 B5 m9 s+ R" y" Z CA Australia, Shell hits 2
z$ H! K& s3 p9 R5 y' N CA Canberra, Shell hits 1 l- @, i+ Y1 d# q5 ^5 F
CL Leander, Shell hits 10 y/ `; `* A/ ~/ f4 S- n
CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage# v, N. x% V1 T0 }
CL Perth. E. @/ I# u. A3 H# a V) R2 D% r$ p$ b
CL Concord' x3 ^' j0 [3 `/ g
DD Stuart) C. S' O( I1 |$ _8 e% d7 B2 O
DD Voyager
, l/ m: P! M8 x$ z3 p; k DD Van Ghent
2 p, f; j# N( h" H$ ]% v) T. W DD Thracian! |( m4 d, S2 z% @1 |! c1 T
DD Crane, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ D$ M6 K* Y+ c# N& d5 f- L
DD Kilty w8 D& ^% U% ] g# c) u0 M: i
DD La Triomphant1 S! {1 X. {" x j0 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' A/ v+ \ Y i) x3 ?% v S
B$ m& L" T0 y1 S' bWeather in hex: Clear sky
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& x5 K7 X: X4 ~ ]9 z. t1 WRaid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 \ K! Z5 E1 X1 G) u7 L
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; o8 e8 w- y* Z5 B6 j
G4M1 Betty x 333 `1 z% g: F5 ?# @9 v
: U1 n# A5 m5 }0 d; m7 |7 AAllied aircraft
0 Z3 L8 y1 C2 ^; A9 [' m Kittyhawk IA x 16$ t7 W* b+ l4 w- S' v Q0 F: R- u
P-40B Warhawk x 17
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 l# K, g1 D2 }4 T; g O3 \ G4M1 Betty: 16 destroyed7 y* _( c8 l9 x2 _9 j3 K. {
& t1 @2 {7 a% b8 f* a8 t. G8 W! cNo Allied losses9 W0 w# i" S& ?: E
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Allied Ships
" \ D# }$ v% N* _& u. d; R CL Perth
7 F3 F/ ?. W# c2 t* J/ r CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage |